Reply #18: He admits that he was on the US payroll [View All]

You cherry-picked his 1980's admitted illegal activities from the article.

He was aiding and abetting the declared enemy of the Cuban government (the US gov) seeking to overthrow the system of government in Cuba. That is as illegal in the US as it is in Cuba. That is what got him into trouble.

As the article mentions, he no longer accepts US funding and he now decries US funding of dissident ops because it is illegal and undermines the legitimate domestic opposition parties in Cuba.

Same goes for Mr Paya.

They both continue to do their work and they haven't been arrested since they undertook legal means of dissent (meaning: not being on the payroll of the declared enemy of Cuba - the US gov). They create petitions that have been presented to the Cuban National Assembly, they organize protests, they meet with foreign solidarity groups, they have formed political parties. As long as they don't accept illegal contributions from declared enemies of Cuba they are free to organize their political parties - and they are doing just that.

Its in the article you posted.